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Sorry, but I think you would have to be a total idiot, to allow any car, anywhere, to self drive.  

 

I'll never take my eyes off the road, or expect any car to perform properly in an emergency situation.

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8 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Sorry, but I think you would have to be a total idiot, to allow any car, anywhere, to self drive.  

 

I'll never take my eyes off the road, or expect any car to perform properly in an emergency situation.

First, I think you would be an idiot to pay to help develop a feature that isn’t yet ready and secondly, Elon Musk is wrong, you cannot safely have self driving without LIDAR, he’s gone down a blind alley with camera technology, even his own experts think so. It’s just a matter of tine before legislation shuts him down.

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Spotted a Fomm One yesterday, though for ฿499k, hard not to get the Neta V for a few baht more.

 

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Fomm One powerhouse 

  • Motor power : 5kW × 2
  • Maximum torque: 280N・m×2 (FF in-wheel motor)
  • The Li-ion battery is replaceable.
  • Battery Cloud support
  • can check the operation information mobile phone battery
  • Charging time 6-8 hours
  • Distance 160 km.

https://chobrod.com/car-price/ราคา-fomm-one-9427#:~:text=Fomm One เป็นรถพลังงาน,One อยู่ที่ 499%2C000 บาท

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15 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Spotted a Fomm One yesterday

Aside from MGs, been spotting more than a few BYDs.  Not sure which models, as they all seem to be coming towards me.  So, very easy to spot.

 

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13 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Aside from MGs, been spotting more than a few BYDs.  Not sure which models, as they all seem to be coming towards me.  So, very easy to spot.

 

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Atto 3 is the only model out on the street at present, the Dolphin will be the next to be seen.

MG4 are starting to appear more now and Neta V seems to be common also.

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On 4/4/2023 at 12:04 PM, Bandersnatch said:

Just bought another EV, only cost ฿30,640 after government EV incentives.

 

60km range per change 

removable battery (replacement ฿10,000)

 

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Road Tax ฿50 per year.

 

https://decogreenenergy.com/index.php/en/
 

 

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How's the built quality and max speed? Can it be used for highway driving or long commutes?

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22 hours ago, CLW said:

How's the built quality and max speed? Can it be used for highway driving or long commutes?

The bike has 3 power modes

 

 

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In addition it also has a super sport button that gives 15 seconds of boost for overtaking. Top speed is 65km/hr. If you want more power then move up from the 1 kW motor as this is the base model. It seems fine for driving on dual carriage ways compared to my Honda Click.

 

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Quality seems good

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53 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:

Tesla  - Big Price cuts in Aus; NZ; USA but not Thailand.....yet.

Saw a Tesla Y, I think, yesterday, and first Tesla up close.   Nice looking ride.  Out of my budget range, for 4 wheels, but very nice looking.

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1 hour ago, dj230 said:

Infrastructure still lacking from what...

 

1 hour ago, dj230 said:

I checked the price and $15,000USD, wow, why own a gas car anymore? 
 

Actually, now, plenty of Charging Stations, except on weekend, as read they are starting to have Qs.  Just need to plan & reserve.

 

No argument for 2nd part, do wonder why people still buying ICEs.

 

Same as Bandersnatch, also charge ours up with excess solar at home ????

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On 4/7/2023 at 7:15 AM, KhunLA said:

Aside from MGs, been spotting more than a few BYDs.  Not sure which models, as they all seem to be coming towards me.  So, very easy to spot.

 

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There were three of these hogging the chargers at the PTT I stopped at on Phetkasem road yesterday.  All the same just different colours.

 

A very frustrated Neta man was stamping his booties in the background.

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On 4/8/2023 at 6:51 AM, Bandersnatch said:

The bike has 3 power modes

 

 

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In addition it also has a super sport button that gives 15 seconds of boost for overtaking. Top speed is 65km/hr. If you want more power then move up from the 1 kW motor as this is the base model. It seems fine for driving on dual carriage ways compared to my Honda Click.

 

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Quality seems good

But it has hub motor right? How concerned are you about the rainy season and driving through flooded areas?

I still have the mindset: hub drive scooters => cheap crap, middle drive with belt scooters and motorbikes => better quality

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1 hour ago, CLW said:

But it has hub motor right? How concerned are you about the rainy season and driving through flooded areas?

I still have the mindset: hub drive scooters => cheap crap, middle drive with belt scooters and motorbikes => better quality

I actually like hub motors as they don’t need a belt/chain drive. The motor is sealed/waterproof as you wouldn’t be able to wash it or drive in the rain.

 

If you want a more professional bike and are happy to pay three times the price I have posted before about the sleek it does have three times the power, but our use case is for my wife to pop round the village and local shops, we couldn’t justify it when we have an EV as well.

 

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40 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:

I actually like hub motors as they don’t need a belt/chain drive. The motor is sealed/waterproof as you wouldn’t be able to wash it or drive in the rain.

 

If you want a more professional bike and are happy to pay three times the price I have posted before about the sleek it does have three times the power, but our use case is for my wife to pop round the village and local shops, we couldn’t justify it when we have an EV as well.

 

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I'm a fan of 'no belt' also.  As the SUSU model also is hub drive, as is my e-bike.  Which made for a very easy DIY conversion.

 

I really like the DECO MaxOne, (2000w) but it was the belt drive that turned my off of it.  I think their only belt drive.   Listed @ ฿65.9k, without govt incentive, so may be cheaper.

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I was looking at the Double Ace, like the range, but having a hard time justifying buying another, Unless I put a side cart on SUSU ????  Then I guess I'd have to ????

 

I keep looking at the Wuling tinker car.  Wish it was better spec'd.  I got to stop looking at this stuff.  Toy R Us ????

 

At least they're inexpensive.

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On 4/6/2023 at 3:12 PM, KhunLA said:

Spotted a Fomm One yesterday, though for ฿499k, hard not to get the Neta V for a few baht more.

 

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Fomm One powerhouse 

  • Motor power : 5kW × 2
  • Maximum torque: 280N・m×2 (FF in-wheel motor)
  • The Li-ion battery is replaceable.
  • Battery Cloud support
  • can check the operation information mobile phone battery
  • Charging time 6-8 hours
  • Distance 160 km.

https://chobrod.com/car-price/ราคา-fomm-one-9427#:~:text=Fomm One เป็นรถพลังงาน,One อยู่ที่ 499%2C000 บาท

I spotted one of those too today, same colour, or is that the only colour ?

 

EDIT: if I had taken the time to open the link I would have seen there are a few other colours, all the basic ones ????

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When I lived in the UK, I never considered purchasing a new car as used cars represented far better value. 
 

I have lived and worked in Thailand for 15 years and I purchased 6 vehicles here in that time, all of them were purchased new from a dealer.

 

The commonly accepted advice was that used cars in Thailand may never have had an oil change and only to consider buying a used car if you knew the owner and the car’s full history.

 

EVs don’t need oil changes, Teslas don’t even have a recommended service interval. I would certainly consider buying a used Tesla if I could get it for a reasonable price. 

 

 

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2 hours ago, Bandersnatch said:

When I lived in the UK, I never considered purchasing a new car as used cars represented far better value. 
 

I have lived and worked in Thailand for 15 years and I purchased 6 vehicles here in that time, all of them were purchased new from a dealer.

Same with me (USA) ... purchased 1 new truck, (over 26 yrs), as needing a dependable work truck for self employment & good tax deduction.   All other, used vehicles, as better value, and I simply couldn't afford new.

 

Here, TH, I'm on my 5th new one, in 21 yrs ????  Didn't own a car first 2 yrs here.

 

Don't know about lack of maintaining used, but they were all silly priced.  A few baht more, and nobody farted in it.

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If you were an expat with a family who needs car to go everywhere - mostly work everyday and sometimes trips to beach road trips on holidays etc….but you might only be here one or two more years and then have to sell before you leave…..would you still buy an electric vehicle? And if so which?

currently we rent for 16k month - a petrol car since August.

 

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6 minutes ago, Yodarapper said:

but you might only be here one or two more years

I'd just buy an entry level ICE, and probably the Suzuki Celerio, as over 2 yrs time, cost the same as your rental.  With Celerio, you lose nothing, and probably get half your 'rental' cost back for the upfront payment, when you sell.

 

Big ??? marks on EV resale, so why bother.

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